Phase I Scholars Share What They Learned
Each summer, the DO-IT Scholars program hosts 45 high school and college students with disabilities on the UW campus, where they learn about technology, self-advocacy, college-preparation, and disability culture. During the 2019 Summer Study, first-year students offered to share what they learned this year. Some highlights include the following:
- How to request accommodations from Disability Resources for Students
- What different accommodations there are, and what might pertain to me
- Planning is very important in college
- How to work with professors
- There are a variety of resources on campus I can use
- University of Washington is a big campus, and I might prefer a smaller campus
- Getting to know everyone helped me make friends and connections for my future
- There are lots of cool accessibility features in smart phones and computers
- Microsoft has a lot of cool accessibility features for gaming
- Websites can be very accessible.
- How to work in HTML
- Bowling can be fun and accessible
- There are options for living accessibly and independently
- It’s ok to be different and just be me